XPost: rec.arts.drwho   
   From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca   
      
   In article <10mop3f$2ru1l$1@dont-email.me>,   
   Your Name   wrote:   
   >On 2026-02-14 02:10:05 +0000, Lawrence D´Oliveiro said:   
   >> On Sat, 14 Feb 2026 14:08:12 +1300, Your Name wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> Many shows and movies are still being released on DVD, Blu-ray, and HD.   
   >>   
   >> DVD-Video would be a waste of time these days, unless you are only   
   >> watching old content that was made in SD quality.   
   >   
   >It's also cheaper for little kids' shows.  :-)   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   >>> Sales figures have dropped a lot from the highs, but disc formats are   
   >>> making a bit of a come back, just like vinyl did and to a lesser degree   
   >>> CDs and audio cassettes.   
   >>   
   >> I’ve lost count of the number of times that it’s been claimed that   
   >> there is a “vinyl comeback”. If there’s a more pointless analog format   
   >> to make a comeback, it has to be vinyl.   
   >   
   >Vinyl is definitely making a come back. Sales figures are rising every   
   >year, but it might never reaches the heights it ataained in the past   
   >(partly due to the expense these days - the records, the players, and   
   >the continually replacing the needle / stylus).   
   >   
   >     For 2022, the Recording Industry Association of America reported   
   >     that: "Revenues from vinyl records grew 17% to $1.2 billion – the   
   >     sixteenth consecutive year of growth – and accounted for 71% of   
   >     physical format revenues.   
   >   
   >     2024: The U.S. music industry sold 43.6 million vinyl records —   
   >     the 18th consecutive year of growth.   
   >   
   >The same has begun to happen with audio cassettes, although probably   
   >won't be the same increase as vinyl.   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   >> Are people adopting a vinyl affectation just to signal some kind of   
   >> aversion to “digital sound”? I’ve got news for you: all the content   
   >> being put on that vinyl these days goes through digital processing at   
   >> some point in the chain.   
   >   
   >Almost all of it is probably produced using digital equipment these   
   >days in teh recording studios, but the final vinyl record itself is   
   >played on analogue equipment by the purchasers, which to some people   
   >sounds better.   
   >   
   >For many people, having physical objects linging the shelves is also   
   >much more satisfying than a computer drive filled with digital files   
   >or, in the case of streaming services, having nothing except an   
   >on-screen list stored somewhere in the "cloud". Not to mention   
   >streaming services simply dropping content whenever they feel like it   
   >or are forced to by the rights holders.   
   >   
   >   
      
   It is called availability.   
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